Who said what in cricket's messy pay spat

December '16: "The issue is being somewhat misrepresented," JAMES SUTHERLAND was furious with the first major public tit-for-tat of the saga, which revolved around an antiquated pregnancy clause. CA postponed talks soon after.

March '17: "It is a model that has served its purpose. It's a model that is now outdated," SUTHERLAND explains why CA wants to end revenue sharing, arguing it is responsible for a chronic underfunding of the sport at grassroots level.

May '17: "There is incoherence and aggression in what we have experienced at the negotiating table from CA ... the current impasse is utterly unnecessary ... they have lit the fuse on this dispute at the same time as trying to sell the game to broadcasters and sponsors," ACA boss ALISTAIR NICHOLSON fires back amid a war of words.

May '17: "If it gets to the extreme they might not have a team for the Ashes ... we won't buckle," DAVID WARNER jumps on the front foot in response to an email from SUTHERLAND to players.

May '17: "They were working on the theory of greed, that you keep the top blokes happy with money and they won't care about the rest," IAN CHAPPELL, a leading figure in the World Series Cricket revolution, was surprised with CA's attempts to woo Warner and other stars with individual deals.

May '17: "This is either an MoU negotiating tactic or a serious case of mismanagement. Either way, the public and the players need answers," ACA player liaison manager SIMON KATICH calls for an independent investigation into CA claims the Big Bash League made a $33 million loss in its first five years.

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June '17: "To say it is profit sharing is factually incorrect. Our deal is not that all. It is revenue share. This is another in a long line of disrespectful and disingenuous actions by CA against the players," AFLPA and former ACA boss PAUL MARSH takes exception to CA's explanation of the AFL's pay deal.

July '17: "It's not an easy thing to do. Individually, I really want to play cricket," Australia A skipper USMAN KHAWAJA on the decision to boycott a tour of South Africa. It's understood some players were in tears.

July '17: "A campaign of such sustained ferocity that anyone could be forgiven for thinking CA was proposing the reintroduction of slavery," CA chairman David Peever comes out swinging at the players' union in a column for The Australian.

July '17: "The players are unemployed and some are hurting financially but continue to train. Administrators all still being paid. How is it our fault no deal is done?" WARNER was unimpressed with SUTHERLAND's claims that players were dragging the chain.

July '17: "Once it's all dealt with, I think the player-CA relationship is going to be a struggle ... it's going to be very ordinary," former spearhead MITCHELL JOHNSON's take on the distrust between administrators and 230 unemployed players.

July '17: "If there's been any damage it can be repaired," skipper STEVE SMITH was diplomatic as the saga appeared to be nearing its end.

August '17: "We never set out to destroy the revenue share model," SUTHERLAND, upon signing a deal, claims the scrap hasn't been about the contentious salary model.

August '17: "That will take some time but that's something we will now work through," NICHOLSON's reponse, when asked if the relationship between the warring parties needs to be repaired.